Group of 5 (G5)

Categories: Econ, International

The G8 represents the world's biggest and most powerful economic powerhouses (and Canada, there mostly to receive noogies). The G5 is a parallel organization, lobbying for the economic interests of the world's most dynamic developing economies.

The membership consists of Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa.

See: Group of 20 (G20).

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